Choreography
My choreographies are inspired by nature, human nature, and spirituality. Each choreography is a collaborative journey with my performers, a co-creation that amalgamates lived experiences, inspiration, intuition and research.
ETERE
Konnessjoni ma’ dak li hu oltre minn,
oltre minni u oltre minnek.
Konnessjoni ma’ dak li ma jinstemax, imma jsejjaħ.
Konnessjoni ma’ dak li ma jingħarafx, imma jinħass.
Dija, li tikber,
minn ġo wied, minn ġos-skiet, minn ġo qalb, minn ġo ġisem,
mill-etere.
ETHER
A connection to that which is beyond,
beyond me and beyond you.
A connection to that which calls but can not be heard.
A connection to that which is felt but can not be seen.
A thread of light that is sewn
in a valley, in the silence, in a heart, in a body,
From the ether.
Commissioned by Arts Council Malta for Premju Ghall- Arti 2024
Choreography in collaboration with Candoco Dance Company.
Co-devised and performed by: Ben Ash & Paulina Porwollik from Candoco Dance Company, Julienne Schembri & Peter Fenech.
Music: Fomm ir-Riħ by Brikkuni.
Costumes: Designed and made by Michela Manduca.
Props: Moon borrowed from Teatru Santwarju, first used in their creation ‘Limbus’.
Moving with Nature
Co-choreographed with Douglas Comley for Science in the City Festival, 2022. A piece commenting on irresponsible disposal of trash and its impact on nature.
Mewg
Choreographed during my time teaching Opening Doors, 2019. This interdisciplinary piece reflected on the impact of the sea on the dancers and what called them to it.
E V E
Choreographed for Zfin Malta, National Dance Company for the Malta International Arts Festival, 2016. A comical piece reflecting on our sometimes egotistical nature to be first, to be more, to be louder, to be seen, above all others.
Barcode
Co-choreographed with Zugraga Dance Organisation in 2016. This piece was based on research and lived experiences of racism in Malta.